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as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
generally the dean left the day-to-day stewardship of the college to the assistant dean
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as in oversight
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control
she believes that stewardship of the environment is everyone's responsibility
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Recent Examples of stewardship
In 2022, The Ozaukee-Washington Land Trust (now part of Restoring Lands) sought to purchase the area with $2.3 million from the stewardship program.
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Under his stewardship, Warner Chappell Nashville was named Country Publisher of the Year at ASCAP nearly a dozen times while achieving similar honors at BMI six times and SESAC three times.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The rift showed the struggle within the GOP over balancing property rights, local control and land stewardship.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
His stewardship of the state during the COVID-19 pandemic was roundly criticized as overreach by Republicans with some municipal leaders ignoring business shutdown orders.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Under his stewardship, Warner Chappell Nashville was named Country Publisher of the Year at ASCAP nearly a dozen times while achieving similar honors at BMI six times and SESAC three times.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The rift showed the struggle within the GOP over balancing property rights, local control and land stewardship.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
His stewardship of the state during the COVID-19 pandemic was roundly criticized as overreach by Republicans with some municipal leaders ignoring business shutdown orders.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stewardship
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The roof began going green in 2010, when the Detroit-Wayne Joint Building Authority and property management company Hines started replacing crumbling portions with sedum in the name of sustainability.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
21 July 2025
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Any deals are likely to be in Goldman’s asset management arm, which oversees $3.3 trillion but doesn’t carry the same cachet as firms such as Blackstone or KKR.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
21 July 2025
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My experience shows that with careful planning, responsible AI practices and human oversight, agentic AI not only addresses today’s support challenges but also paves the way for entirely new service models.—
Varun Milind Kulkarni,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Arizona passed a law creating an independent oversight office for state prisons.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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Intermittent remote supervision and remote assistance continue forever, and do not disqualify a team from crossing the line.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Some factors can make drowning more likely, including not knowing how to swim, a lack of close supervision, not wearing a life jacket and drinking alcohol while recreating near or in water.—
Don Sweeney
July 14,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Even after House leadership managed to temporarily quell dissent and see the budget measure through, lawmakers returned to Washington this week with some as irate as ever.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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The country’s leadership recently spearheaded an open letter calling on Europe’s legal and human rights regime to be reconsidered to allow more deportation flights.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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This will help prevent an uncomfortable burning sensation in areas of the body that are touched after handling, caused by capsaicin, an active component of hot chile peppers.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
22 July 2025
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Holding Lunch And Learns Once a month, have a developer share a 20-minute presentation on a single craftsmanship topic, from advanced error handling to using AI for better testing.—
Deepa Shekhar,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Oli Gamp,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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The percentage indicates how much of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
23 July 2025
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The Evers administration deployed the National Guard to Kenosha the day before unrest erupted and doubled the deployment that day.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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In response to the trend, the Trump administration has advocated for several pro-natal measures, including an executive order aimed at expanding access to and reducing the cost of in vitro fertilization.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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The team has doubled down on human contact and personal care at a time when automation and artificial intelligence have dominated service models.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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The hospital system is managing the influx while providing necessary medical care to all those injured.—
Hollie Silverman
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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“Stewardship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stewardship. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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